Substance Use and Mental Health - CEDMajor Program

257

Total Hours

Contributed.

1811

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

16

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

29

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals who reported an increased knowledge of substance use prevention, addiction, and/or recovery (or related subject matter)

478

Number of individuals who reported an increased ability to use destigmatized language

52

Number of individuals who adopted/implemented strategies focused on substance use prevention and/or recovery

34

Number of youth who experienced improved social skills and/or self-efficacy

697

Number of individuals who reported intended behavior change as a result of participation in substance use prevention and/or recovery programming

210

Number of individuals who gained increased knowledge of how to respond to mental health concerns

842

Stories

Women In Ag

Handling Farm Stress on the Family FarmOn the average 76 % of all the land in the four river counties is in crop production. Three of the four counties Ballard, Carlisle, and Fulton County have over 33 million in average crop sales. Hickman County sells over 56 million in crop sales. In all four counties, there is an average of 24.75% female farm operators. Our program this year for the Women in Ag Seminar was to concentrate on handling farm stress and its impact on the family farm. Dr. Paul Nor...

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Women In Ag

Stories Behind the Numbers

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    Last summer, the Warren County Extension Office conducted the BARN dinner theaterto Bring Awareness Right Now to Mental Health in the rural community. It was such a successfulevent;the Warren County E... Read More

  • Grow your Garden, Grow your Mind

    According to the National Survey of Drug Use and Health in 2021, 23.05% of people in Kentucky report a mental illness of any kind in the past year (defined as having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, ... Read More

  • Women In Ag

    Handling Farm Stress on the Family FarmOn the average 76 % of all the land in the four river counties is in crop production. Three of the four counties Ballard, Carlisle, and Fulton County have over 3... Read More

  • Recovery Garden Toolkit & Trainings

    The Recovery Garden Toolkit is a Kentucky CES resource developed by a multi-disciplinary team of Extension Agents, Specialists, Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistants and Extension Faculty from ... Read More

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